The
two healthcare companies will provide remote monitoring for Medicare Advantage
members at high risk of hospital readmission and congestive heart failure
patients.
By ELISE REUTER / Dec 10, 2019 at 6:32
PM
Humana
Inc. will offer remote monitoring programs for seniors through
its Medicare Advantage plans, thanks to a recent partnership with Royal
Philips. The programs will serve members at risk of hospital readmission as
well as patients with congestive heart failure.
The
goal is to allow patients to live independently at home, while preventing
costly hospital readmissions.
“Our
goal is to continue to find ways to help our Medicare Advantage members stay
longer and safer in their homes,” Susan Diamond, president of Humana’s home
business segment, said in a news release. “We believe our work with Philips will
help offer our members and their caregivers more in-home support and help them
to stay engaged and focused on prevention.”
Humana
is currently in the process of launching both programs. They’re both part of
Philips’ population health management portfolio.
“We’re
both committed to really understanding that it’s going to take new strategies
and approaches to connect with our patients and keep them healthy outside of
the hospital setting,” said Cindy Gaines, clinical leader of population health
management for Philips. “It’s a natural partnership that evolved. Humana is
really wanting to partner with us to leverage technology to support their
patients that they work with. They want to have line of sight into their
members’ wellbeing so they can deliver care and help them manage living well.”
At-risk
seniors will have access to Philips’ Lifeline medical alert service, which
includes fall detection technology, and predictive analytics, which provides
insight into a patient’s wellbeing after they are discharged from the hospital.
They will also have 24/7 access to trained care specialists who can connect
them to help from a family member, neighbor, or emergency services.
While
Philips’ Lifeline service has been a mainstay in senior care for the last 40
years, the company began offering its CareSage predictive analytics in 2015.
The program predicts patients that are at high risk for emergency transport so
providers can intervene early.
Humana
will also run a pilot with Philips’ remote member monitoring solution for
congestive heart failure patients, allowing their care teams to monitor changes
in their condition. Humana will identify a pilot group of members with severe
congestive heart failure, and Philips will provide them with a kit including a
tablet that syncs information from a weight scale, blood pressure monitor and
pulse oximeter.
“You
can have a nurse call you and say, ‘I see a change in your blood pressure.
Let’s talk,’” Gaines said. “Think about how powerful that is.”
Humana
will roll out the programs in select Medicare Advantage programs across the
U.S.
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